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Paula Barlow, probate manager at global financial services firm ZEDRA, discusses the importance of understanding probate and inheritance tax. Inheritance tax has attracted a lot of negative media attention, with many describing the tax as ‘complex and confusing’ and in need of a complete

UK house prices have risen 1.1% month-on-month in March, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.

Glasgow-based digital agency After Digital (AD) has made seven long-term employees shareholders in the business. On top of this, the full-service agency has already hired three new starts in 2021 and is currently hiring for another four new roles. 

DM Hall chartered surveyors is set to shift its base in North East Fife from Cupar to St Andrews. The firm will now be based at Unit 4, Slotline House, Largo Road, St Andrews, KY16 8NJ.

Falkirk-based Palimpsest Book Production Ltd, which is linked with some of the UK’s biggest titles, has gone through its first rebrand in 27 years. The employee-owned book production firm is renowned as the UK’s market leader in the provision of typesetting and pre-press services to the

Three-fifths of business owners in Scotland say that the covid crisis has made self-employment less attractive, according to a new study conducted by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Scotland.

Carbon emissions in Scotland dropped by 13% during the pandemic compared to the year before, according to an analysis compiled by Bank of Scotland owner Lloyds Banking Group in partnership with the Carbon Trust. The analysis considered the impact on carbon emissions resulting from changing consumer

The number of unique visitors to the website of our sister publication Scottish Housing News has broken through the 100,000 mark for the first time — just as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Visitors in March rose to 108,374 from 97,971 in February. Subscribers to SHN's free

Challenger bank Revolut has told its employees that they can spend up to two months a year working from abroad. The fast-growing British banking app, which has more than 2,000 staff, said the policy would ensure its international workforce could spend more time with their families.

Scottish footfall decreased by 66.3% in March (Yo2Y), a 4.7 percentage point increase from February, according to the latest Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) Sensormatic IQ footfall monitor.

Plans for a new business park in Aberdeen on the site of Trafalgar House in Altens have been lodged with the council.

Rival dynasties, councillors, bankers and union officials have been dragged into a major row over the future of a prestigious Bordeaux vineyard. The 32-strong Duffau-Lagarrosse family is selling Château Beauséjour in Saint-Émilion, which it has owned since 1847, The Times reports

Grant Thornton has seen a sharp increase in profit within its audit division after the firm invested £17 million in 2019 to improve the quality of its audit work. The accountancy firm posted an audit profit of £11.3m for the 12 months to the end of December, compared with £1m for t

Aberdeen-based accountancy firm Infinity Partnership has unveiled a strategic partnership with Aston Currency Management that significantly broadens its service offering to clients. Infinity has teamed up with Aston Currency Management to offer treasury management and foreign exchange (FX) services

The corporate advisory team at Scottish chartered accountancy firm French Duncan has surpassed £110 million worth of transactions since the start of 2020 - while under new leadership. Over the course of the past 15 months, the team completed close to 20 transactions, with a combined value of o